The story of a German singer named Willie who while working in Switzerland falls in love with a Jewish composer named Robert whose family is helping people to flee from the Nazis. Robert’s family is skeptical of Willie, thinking she could be a Nazi as she becomes famous for singing the song “Lili Marleen”.
Language
German
Release Date
January 14, 1981
Revenue
$8,144
Cast
Hanna Schygulla
Willie
Giancarlo Giannini
Robert
Mel Ferrer
David Mendelssohn
Karl-Heinz von Hassel
Henkel
Erik Schumann
von Strehlow
Hark Bohm
Taschner
Gottfried John
Aaron
Karin Baal
Anna Lederer
Christine Kaufmann
Miriam
Udo Kier
Drewitz
Roger Fritz
Kauffmann
Rainer Will
Bernt
Raúl Gimenez
Blonsky
Adrian Hoven
Ginsberg
Willy Harlander
Prosel
Barbara Valentin
Eva
Helen Vita
Grete
Elisabeth Volkmann
Marika
Lilo Pempeit
Tamara
Traute Hoess
Polin
Brigitte Mira
Nachbarin
Herb Andress
Reintgen
Michael McLernon
Schweizer Grenzbeamter
Jürgen Draeger
Journalist
Rudolf Lenz
Dr. Glaubrecht
Harry Baer
Norbert Schultze
Toni Netzle
Frau Prosel
Daniel Schmid
Pförtner
Peter Chatel
SA-Mann
Volker Eckstein
1. SD-Mann
Helmut Petigk
2. SD-Mann
Werner Asam
3. SD-Mann
Dirk Galuba
4. SD-Mann
Sonja Neudorfer
Frau Buerli
Irm Hermann
Krankenschwester
Herbert Steinmetz
Arzt
Alexander Allerson
Goedecke
Kristine De Loup
Nachrichtensprecherin
Franz Buchrieser
Thome (uncredited)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Günther Weissenborn (uncredited)
Michele Oliveri
Soldier (uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Directing
Production
Sound
Camera
Editing
Writing
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Screenplay
Joshua Sinclair
Screenplay
Manfred Purzer
Screenplay
Werner Uschkurat
Dialogue
Art
Costume & Make-Up